From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 351 The Confrontation Came to an Abrupt End

“It looks like we’re in trouble.”

With the help of the surrounding soldiers, the ram-head platoon leader Om stood up again.

Looking at the federal troops who were furious and most of whom had damaged armor, Om, sensing something was wrong, put an emergency headset into his ear and said in the communication channel:
"Thebes, where are you? I might be having problems here!"

"Platoon leader, we have just chased to the outskirts of the town. The remaining imperial soldiers who launched the attack have been eliminated and are now on their way back!"

There was a buzzing noise in the background of Thebes. It was obviously because the engine of the armored vehicle was running at high power, causing the noise reduction system of the headphones to be unable to suppress it.

"Approximately how long will it take?"

"Ten minutes, sir!"

Looking at the federal soldiers who had rushed forward and raised their guns, Om shook his head.

"I may not have ten minutes."

After saying that, Om asked the guards beside him to support him and walked forward, and finally stood between the federal army and the refugees.

At the same time, an armored infantry fighting vehicle that remained here also shook its turret over for deterrence.

"If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"

"Calm down, these civilians are also victims of the explosion!"

"I don't give a damn about civilians. My company commander was just beaten to pieces! It's because these Imperials were covering for them!"

The person in charge of commanding this federal army now is their deputy company commander. At this moment, this already furious federal officer disregarded battlefield regulations, directly took off his tactical visor and shouted at Om aggressively:

"Go away, or die with them."

"I'm standing here and I'm not going anywhere." Om was completely unaffected by the other party's aura. He stared at the federal officer and spoke word by word:

"We are here to carry out a humanitarian aid mission. We cannot just stand by and watch you open fire on these civilians."

As soon as Om finished speaking, the federal officer in front of him raised his gun and pointed it at his chest.

His action quickly triggered a chain reaction. The federal army and Atlas soldiers raised their weapons and pointed them at each other. Even the medical squad where Nia was located used the cover of the emergency armored vehicle to raise their guns.

The dozen or so 'Soldier Bees' that had just been transporting the wounded now dispersed, lowered their altitude, and entered 'ambush mode'.

The situation suddenly became so tense that everyone almost suffocated. However, after seeing Om's missing right arm, the federal officer hesitated for a moment and said:
"Roma, I admit that your willpower has earned my admiration, but this will not affect my pulling the trigger. Just because of intervening in the affairs of these civilians, you have already lost an arm, do you want to lose your life now?"

"I said that protecting civilians is my mission, and as an Atlas soldier, I will complete my mission at all costs."

Om's voice was calm. Although he didn't speak the common human language fluently yet, it sounded so sonorous and powerful when he spoke it now.

"Mission. You are just a bunch of mercenaries who are greedy for money. Isn't the so-called 'humanitarian aid' just a show for you?
Besides, as a foreigner, how could you really care about the safety of these strangers?"

The federal officer obviously didn't believe what Orm said. In his eyes, these Atlas soldiers were just putting on a show. As long as he continued to put pressure on them, he would be able to expose their disguise.
"To say something like this proves that you don't know anything about us Roma people."

"Humph, why should I know about a foreign race that has nothing to do with me?" The officer was interrupted by Om before he could finish his words.

"We Roma people are a race that was almost extinct once. If no one had helped our weak race, I probably wouldn't be standing in front of you and talking to you about this. I just want you to understand that when the weak are in danger, we Roma people will help without hesitation."

Having said that, Om took a step forward with an unprecedented momentum, and forced the federal officer to retreat with his gun pointed at him, while continuing:
"I have to tell you again that this 'humanitarian aid' mission is not a show for Atlas. The previous statement and our asylum for refugees have always been valid. If you don't believe me, just try it."

Om's words stunned the federal soldiers. Although they didn't give up the idea of ​​killing these civilians to vent their anger, they at least completed a few seconds of "hard control". Including the deputy company commander, these federal soldiers couldn't help but think, what if what the ram head said was true?
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate and the federal army began to stir again, the steel giant that fell from the sky brought new changes to the situation.

The distinctive weapon box behind the group proves the model of this HCP, GAT-X303 'Sacred Shield'.

Although this 'Holy Shield' was painted pure white like other Atlas ground forces, the distinctive Hussar paint on the shoulder armor still allowed the Atlas soldiers present to know the identity of the visitor without even checking the list of friendly units in the network - Major Murat, deputy commander of the Atlas HCP force.

"Stand back, or we will counterattack with force in accordance with Article 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Theater Operations signed between Atlas and the Federation."

A cold male voice came through the HCP's external loudspeaker. While Murat was holding two electromagnetic rifles, the close-in defense lasers on both sides of the main monitor on the head of the machine were also aimed at the federal forces.

After seeing the HCP standing in front of him, Om was temporarily relieved. No matter what, in a small-scale ground battle, if his side had a "Titan" in charge, the surrounding infantry units would still feel safe.

'Titan', the nickname used by human soldiers to refer to HCP, is now also accepted by the Roma.

"What? You think you're rebelling over just one HCP? Do you think we're just here to eat?"

Although the deputy company commander of the federal army was also surprised by Murat's appearance, he did not panic. The soldiers of this reinforced company were well-trained. When Murat's HCP appeared, the mobile infantry on the periphery immediately prepared to start anti-HCP operations.

Within a few breaths, a locked buzzer sounded in the cockpit of the "Holy Shield", and the body's threat perception system also marked several detected dangerous units in the cockpit.

According to common sense, even though Murat's HCP driving skills have made great progress under Amber's training, he has basically become a first-class pilot.

But in an urban environment, if a single player faces a company of enemies, there is still a risk of being "anally raped".

Murat was naturally well aware of this, but he was not panicked at all, because his purpose of rushing in was not to destroy these federal troops, but to delay time.

When the federal soldiers were beginning to lose their patience in this tense atmosphere, a communication suddenly came directly to the deputy company commander of the federal army, bringing a dramatic scene to the whole story.

"Carlos, stop the confrontation and lead your men back."

"Captain, we lost so many people here a few days ago. We even lost our company commander just now. How do you want me to retreat?! What will my brothers think?!"

After hearing the news from the battalion headquarters, the deputy company commander was in disbelief and his defense was immediately broken.

"Carlos! Obey orders!" The voice on the other end of the line immediately rose octaves, but then dropped again.

"Well, calm down first, bring the remaining brothers back safely, and then we can make a long-term plan."

The order from his superior military commander seemed to have sucked Carlos' soul away, and he gave the order to retreat almost numbly.

On the other side, in the battalion command post of this federal medium-sized combined battalion, after seeing the words "retreating" appear above the icon representing the reinforced company on the electronic sand table, the battalion commander of the combined battalion looked at the fully armed figure beside him with a dark face.

"I have done as you wish."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Battalion Commander. Just pretend we never showed up~"

"Bang bang bang!"

Several smoke bombs exploded in the command post without warning, and the scattered smoke instantly filled the entire space.

When everyone in the command post coughed and finally rushed out of the command post, the commander of the federal combined battalion discovered that the unidentified special operations units that had just taken control of their battalion headquarters had disappeared.

At this moment, outside the camp, a mass of air twisted unnaturally, and then an encrypted communication was transmitted to the sky.

"The training team's special operations team, mission accomplished."

(End of this chapter)